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See Beyoncé Demonstrate Which Hamilton Move She Plans to Steal

As any Beyoncé or Broadway aficionado knows by now, the singer and her husband Jay Z dropped by the Richard Rodgers Theatre last week to take in the smash-hit musical Hamilton. And while the show’s creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has been up-front about the many ways that Beyoncé has inspired his hip-hop-infused tale of the Founding Fathers, it looks like the shoe is now on the other royal foot. Beyoncé has plans to steal a particular move from the show and it’s not, as you might expect, something from the Destiny’s Child–esque Schuyler Sisters. Nope, Queen Bey has her sights set on King George and you can see the photographic evidence below. Miranda (who was off sick from the show the day Beyoncé visited) relayed this story from King George actor Jonathan Groff on Twitter.

But while there may not be video of Beyoncé, for a better idea of the sassiness of Hamilton’s King George, here is the original actor to portray him, Brian d’Arcy James, giving Miranda some diva-ish attitude.

And to complete the Beyoncé/King George inspiration feedback loop, here are Groff, d’Arcy James, and new King George actor Andrew Rannells performing the Destiny’s Child–inspired “The Schuyler Sisters” number from Hamilton outside the theater over the weekend. Work work.